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Bush to Nominate Khalilzad to U.N. Post
ABC NEWS ^ | January 4, 2006 | JONATHAN KARL and KIRIT RADIA

Posted on 01/04/2007 12:19:43 PM PST by NinoFan

Edited on 01/04/2007 1:25:31 PM PST by Admin Moderator. [history]

Announcement Could Come as Early as Tomorrow

Jan. 4, 2007— - ABC News has learned that President Bush will nominate Zalmay Khalilzad to be the new U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. Khalilzad is currently the U.S. ambassador to Iraq. The announcement may come as soon as tomorrow. Khalilzad's departure from Baghdad will happen as soon as he is confirmed as U.N. ambassador.

Ryan Crocker, currently the U.S. ambassador to Pakistan, will be nominated to replace Khalilzad in Baghdad. Khalilzad has been U.S. ambassador to Iraq since June 2005. He is the highest ranking Muslim in the U.S. government and one of the few officials at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad fluent in Arabic.

A consummate dealmaker, Khalilzad played an active role trying to push the Iraqi government toward political reconciliation. Khalilzad's efforts aliented some in the Shia-dominated Iraqi government who complained that Khalilzad was biased in favor of Iraq's Sunnis. Khalilzad is a Sunni Muslim. Before becoming U.S. ambassador to Iraq, Khalilzad served as U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan. Prior to that, he served as a Special Presidential Envoy and Ambassador at Large for the Free Iraqis.

Khalilzad has a bachelor's and a master's degree from the American University of Beirut, Lebanon, and a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago.


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To: Red Badger

yeah, but what has he done for us lately?

hmmm

teeman


141 posted on 01/04/2007 5:41:20 PM PST by teeman8r
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To: justche
Until then, I'm going to look at past experiences, and what we've seen world wide, and hold on to my view a bit longer.

"What we've seen world wide" is that here, in Afghanistan, and in Iraq, Zalmay Khalilzad has been both a Muslim and a good American. Hence the current nomination.

142 posted on 01/04/2007 5:49:27 PM PST by zimdog
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To: traditional1
BZZZZZZZZZZZT....disqualified....he's a "big oil" guy, as Shmuckie, Turban, and other Dem's will label him in his confirmation hearings, I'm sure

I can't wait for the leaked Senate memo that says the Democrats oppose him because he's Muslim. (shades of Estrada)

-PJ

143 posted on 01/04/2007 5:59:05 PM PST by Political Junkie Too (It's still not safe to vote Democrat.)
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To: JHBowden

"Khalilzad is a solid neoconservative and is an excellent choice.

Even better, the Dems will have a hard time attacking him, given their religion of multiculturalism. We're playing the religion card against them; Khalilzad's confirmation is guaranteed."

On top of that, the Dems get to look like they are practicing bipartisanship by quickly confirming him just like they did with Robert Gates as Rummie's replacement on a 95-2 vote.


144 posted on 01/04/2007 6:00:17 PM PST by jamese777
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To: The Blitherer
What? And risk sounding anti-Muslim? lol, this actually puts them in a pretty tight spot.

Rove you magnificent bastard :)

146 posted on 01/04/2007 6:13:52 PM PST by Mr_Moonlight
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To: jveritas
bttt

we should be proud if he will become the US ambassador to the UN.

147 posted on 01/04/2007 6:16:10 PM PST by george76 (Ward Churchill : Fake Indian, Fake Scholarship, and Fake Art)
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To: Spiff
"There's something terribly wrong here."

There sure as hell is.

Bush steps in it. Again.

148 posted on 01/04/2007 6:21:31 PM PST by Czar ( StillFedUptotheTeeth@Washington)
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To: FNG

"Just like Jack Sparrow can be a good pirate, and a good man. How many Americans has Khalilzad converted to Islam? All these comments I see here about "bigots" and "nuke Mecca crowd" must make Neville Chamberlian proud. There are many good Americans of middle eastern descent in this country, but they are not REAL muslims. Your deluded tolerance of so-called "good muslims" will destroy America. All muslims should be rounded up, because thay are all potential terrorists. This country fought suicidal, fanatical religious facists before, but the good Japanese Americans did not follow the religion of their Imperial homeland. As for using nuclear weapons, the lives of a billion "innocent" muslims are not worth the life of one American military person, ever."

Some analogies to consider:
Better than 2000 American soldiers were beheaded on the Bataan Death march alone and 10,000 were shot, bayonetted or beheaded by Japanese right wing religious fanatics and today Toyota is the number one car company in America.
Bill Clinton is a Christian. Does he represent Christianity to you?
The Reverend Tim Haggard is a Christian. Does he represent Christianity to you?
The Reverend Jesse Jackson is a Christian. Does he represnt Christianity to you?
Timothy McVeigh was a Christian. Did he represent Christianity to you?
3,005 American soldiers and counting have died in Iraq to help bring democracy to the Islamic Republic of Iraq.
295 American soldiers and counting have died in Afghanistan to help bring freedom and democracy to the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan.
Just like in every religion on earth there are "Muslims in name only" people who may practice the faith only on holidays. There are liberal Muslims who take a few tenets of the faith but reject the majority of teachings. There are moderate Mulims, there are conservative Muslims and there are extremist Muslims.
Our war is with the extremists.


149 posted on 01/04/2007 6:22:49 PM PST by jamese777
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To: SunStar
The commander of our 130k+ military forces in Iraq is Muslim too.

You speaking of Abizaid? First of all, he's a Christian. Secondly, he's being replaced.

150 posted on 01/04/2007 6:23:10 PM PST by Mr. Mojo
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To: traditional1
BZZZZZZZZZZZT....disqualified....he's a "big oil" guy, as Shmuckie, Turban, and other Dem's will label him in his confirmation confrontation hearings

There, fixed it ...

151 posted on 01/04/2007 6:24:13 PM PST by Mr_Moonlight
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To: NinoFan

A globalist Muslim who belongs to the CFR, is not my choice of someone who represents the US at the UN. I think there could be a conflict of interest when our beliefs go up against the interests of Muslim countries. Could this man stand up against all of the Muslim countries when they band together against the US? I for one don't want to take that chance!


152 posted on 01/04/2007 6:32:34 PM PST by NRA2BFree (May you always have love to share, health to spare, and friends that care.)
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To: NinoFan

Khalizad is well known in academic circles as one of the most fierce proponents of American hegemony. He is consequently despised in elite academic circles.

Consequently he is and continually demonstrates in Afghanistan and Iraq that he is one of the most powerfully positive icons of the current Bush administration.

I tend to agree that Bolton's shoes are huge, but this is a sizable figure in the larger trend of substantive neo con philosophyl

I think shuffling out Negroponte while bringing up Khalizad is a fairly positive move for Bush today.

The Muslim angle only prevents dems from playing the same stupid cards they played against Bolton.

Khalizad pretty feels as Bolton does but uses academic langauge to make his points.


153 posted on 01/04/2007 6:33:02 PM PST by lonestar67 (Its time to withdraw from the War on Bush-- your side is hopelessly lost in a quagmire.)
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To: Politicalities
Yes, and then there's that teensy-weensy little bit about, according to the holy book of Christianity, the appropriate price to collect when selling one's daughter into slavery.

I'm not familiar with prices of daughters, but we're talking about the doctrine and commandments of Christianity of the new covenant as recorded in the New Testament as practiced now. As far as I know, there are no lawful quotes for daughters.

Now, Muslims are engaged in chattel slavery all over the world, now, and they're about the only ones I know of doing it.

If you going to make a claim, cite or quote the scripture in full.

Have you read Romans 1 lately? From about, say, 1:28-1:32? There's a laundry list of crimes for which people "deserve death", including hatred of God and disobedience of parents.

Romans 1:28 And even as they did not like to retain God in [their] knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;

Romans 1:29 Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,

Romans 1:30 Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,

Romans 1:31 Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful:

Romans 1:32 Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them.

I have no idea what you're talking about. There is no order here to kill any of these, excepting murder which is against our common law and only if that judgment is delivered by a jury of the accused's peers, just what behaviors are considered sins, and they are sins.

Actually, this laundry list describes quite closely what Islam recommends it followers to be, at least when dealing with infidels.

Islam converts by the sword, has always converted by the sword. It is clearly written in their holy writings, now, to convert, enslave or kill, now.

If you want to allege that the Bible commands same, show it.

Would you trust a Christian doctor? One who believed in James 5:14-15, say?

James 5:14 Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord:

James 5:15 And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him.

Certainly, I would. I don't see how these verses are taken to mean only that. There were doctors in that time, and people used them. They also used praying and healing.

Do we have some equivalent in Islam?

Tell me, do you accept 1 Timothy 11-12? What about the similar injunction in 1 Corinthians?

You'll have to clarify. There doesn't seem to be an 11th chapter of Timothy.

You just cite 1 Corinthians. Ordinarily I would read it, but with your track record so far, I'll have to insist you cite specifically.

Christians are capable of sin, right? It's possible that a Christian might do you wrong, right? If a Christian wronged you, would you consider suing him? If so, why don't you accept 1 Corinthians 6?

1 Corinthians 6:7 Now therefore there is utterly a fault among you, because ye go to law one with another. Why do ye not rather take wrong? why do ye not rather [suffer yourselves to] be defrauded?

We do. Some going against the scripture you cite here think first about going to the common law. Most, familiar with scriptures, or taking counsel of ministers, try to resolve the issue first before arbitrators, then go to law.

Jesus and Paul clearly said, also implied elsewhere, that you are to confront, if repentance then forgive, if not use more witnesses, if still no repentance, count the subject as a nonbeliever. As a unrepentant nonbeliever, take him to law (no to kill, notice).

You suffer fraud among believers until there is a resolution to nonrepentence. See above.

Every religion is full of questionable precepts. I do not assume that all adherents of a religion adhere to all of these precepts.

Every religion does not order its followers to either convert (by force), enslave or kill. Islam does.

If the adherents of Islam do not follow the commands of their holy book, they are not Muslim. They then become infidels, and will be treated by the true followers of Islam as infidels.

They will not be able to protest with any credibility because all the true follower has to do is show them the scriptures in black and white.

Now, what percentage of these nonMuslims will turn true Muslim when the nitty meets the gritty in a mature jihad effort?

In my opinion, one is a fool to trust one whose highest law tells him to treat you like a dirty animal.

Are you an American in America?

154 posted on 01/04/2007 6:38:47 PM PST by William Terrell (Individuals can exist without government but government can't exist without individuals.)
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To: NRA2BFree

You clearly know nothing about this man. As has been pointed out more than a few times on this thread, this guy has done more to help the War on Terror than just about anybody. My only regret is that his talent and dedication will be wasted at that hellhole.


155 posted on 01/04/2007 6:44:01 PM PST by letsgonova19087
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To: NRA2BFree
A globalist Muslim who belongs to the CFR, is not my choice of someone who represents the US at the UN. I think there could be a conflict of interest when our beliefs go up against the interests of Muslim countries. Could this man stand up against all of the Muslim countries when they band together against the US? I for one don't want to take that chance!

Khalilad has a long a distinguished career standing up for the true best interests of this country.

156 posted on 01/04/2007 6:45:32 PM PST by FreeReign
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To: OXENinFLA

"Any idea what his stance is w/ regards to the 2nd Amendment?

If we don't have an Ambassador that will defend our right to own guns we're done."

What does the UN ambassador have to do with US gun control legislation?


157 posted on 01/04/2007 6:47:47 PM PST by amchugh
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To: Mr. Mojo
...Abizaid? First of all, he's a Christian. Secondly, he's being replaced.

Thirdly, Abizaid is Arab, while Khalilzad is Pashtun.

158 posted on 01/04/2007 6:49:10 PM PST by FreeReign
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To: amchugh; OXENinFLA
What does the UN ambassador have to do with US gun control legislation?

None of course.

159 posted on 01/04/2007 6:50:17 PM PST by FreeReign
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To: Spiff
in a hot war against adversaries who are almost 100% Muslim

Who else has attacked us besides Muslim? I have not seen any mad Methodist strap a bomb to their keyster. I have not seen any hyper Hindi's set an IED along a road our Troops travel. I have not seen angry atheist hiding behind women and children (they hide behind judges who legislate from the bench).

I see your point about a hot war and all, because I do not know this man. I saw a post earlier that said we should be happy he is serving our Country. I don't know, but maybe this is right because it is someone who knows and understands our enemy better then we do. Again, I do not know this man and I do understand where you are coming from. My trust level for Muslims is not very high right now.
160 posted on 01/04/2007 7:21:07 PM PST by do the dhue (How come the Demorats have not fixed Iraq yet? They're inept!! Vote 'em out!!)
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